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No . 37

Species that are found in only one area are called

endemic species and are especially vulnerable to

extinction.

(A) But warmer air from global climate change caused

these clouds to rise, depriving the forests of moisture, and

the habitat for the golden toad and many other species

dried up. The golden toad appears to be one of the first

victims of climate change caused largely by global

warming.

(B) They exist on islands and in other unique small areas,

especially in tropical rain forests where most species are

highly specialized. One example is the brilliantly colored

golden toad once found only in a small area of lush rain

forests in Costa Rica’s mountainous region.

(C) Despite living in the country’s wellprotected

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, by 1989, the golden

toad had apparently become extinct. Much of the

moisture that supported its rain forest habitat came in the

form of moistureladen clouds blowing in from the

Caribbean Sea.

* lush: 무성한, 우거진